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The benefits of digital subscription

Unlimited access to every story on The Age

Cancel or change your subscription at any time – no minimum subscription period

Access to our suite of eBooks, curated by our journalists

Access to Today's Paper, a digital replica of the daily print newspaper

Exclusive subscriber-only offers and rewards

Gift subscription FAQs

Gift subscriptions are a way for you to give the gift of The Age. There 3, 6 and 12 month gift subscriptions to choose from, and your one-time payment covers the full subscription period. If gift recipients choose to extend access beyond the gift subscription period, they will enter their own billing information and pay for continued service.

You will be required to supply a recipient e-mail address and delivery date during the purchase. An email containing a redemption code is sent to the recipient e-mail address you provide on the date you specify. You will also have the option to include a short message that will be in the redemption e-mail. If you choose to have the gift delivered immediately, your gift will be sent as soon as processing is complete. Processing of a gift subscription purchase normally takes 24 hours and may take up to 72 hours. Please note, if your subscription has newspaper home delivery this may take up to 10 days to commence.

Why are we doing this?

The Age has introduced digital subscriptions so we can continue to invest in independent, quality journalism. If you're a regular reader, we hope you'll consider subscribing. You'll get unlimited access to all of our content, plus access to exclusive eBooks, digital newspaper replica, archives, events, discounts and rewards. We look forward to your support.

What is a digital subscription?

A digital subscription gives you unlimited access to the The Age across web, tablet and mobile.

As a digital subscriber, you'll get access to quality journalism and popular lifestyle content plus exclusive offers and rewards to enhance your experience.

Choose the package that's best for you. You can choose to change or cancel at anytime.

What devices are supported?

Digital subscriptions are available for desktop, laptops, tablet devices and Smartphones.

For our tablet apps, you can purchase a subscription either as part of a value package on our website, or as a stand-alone via the App Store for iPad and Google Play for android.

What if I already get a newspaper home delivered?

If you get The Age and/or The Sunday Age home delivered at least two days a week, your subscription includes full digital access at no extra cost. You can activate your free access.

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More frequently asked questions

Your digital subscription will be direct-debited monthly from your nominated credit card. Your billing day each month will be the same day you started your subscription with us to your nominated credit card.

All our digital subscription packages require payment by Direct Debit. You can choose to make payments using any Visa, MasterCard, American Express or your nominated PayPal account. Payments will be direct debited from your nominated account, in advance, each month.

Yes. Visitors are most welcome. You can enjoy 30 free articles each month on our website. You can also visit the homepage as often as you wish and view as many photo galleries and videos as you like without those articles counting in your free article allocation.

If you are browsing The Age or The Sydney Morning Herald for iPad app or our Android app, you can swipe your way through our Front Page, Editor's Choice, News, Daily Life, Video and Photo sections. For all other sections you will need to purchase a digital subscription.

*This offer is available to customers who purchase a minimum 3-month subscription for The Age on selected packages. New subscribers only. Offer is a 50% discount on Web, All Digital and All Digital + Weekend packages, or 20% discount on All Digital Access + 7 Day, off the regular subscription rates for the first 3 months, billed monthly. Subscriptions will automatically renew after the first 3 months without further notice to the subscriber and will be charged to the subscriber's registered credit/debit card at regular monthly rates (including GST) for all Digital and Digital + Press packages (including delivery) until the end of the billing period unless the subscriber calls 13 66 66 and cancels.